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at george washington university. pj crowley, are we heading to any kind of nuclear conflict with north korea here? >> i really don't think so. the bottom line is, north korea is crazy but they're not suicidal. the kim family business, they want that to continue. the kim family reign, they want to continue. so they'll make a lot of noise. but i don't think that they're going to jump off the cliff. >> we're seeing that the u.s. has been sending a missile defense system to guam. clearly some military activity. at what point should the united states consider some kind of military attack, all be it from a defensist standpoint if we can't put up with these saber rattling threats any longer? >> we need to be careful there. the last time the united states went across the 38th parallel during the korean war it didn't work well for us. china didn't particularly like that action. i mean, really, if we thought they really were at the point where they were going to fire a missile at us and had some prospect of hitting the united
at george washington university. pj crowley, are we heading to any kind of nuclear conflict with north korea here? >> i really don't think so. the bottom line is, north korea is crazy but they're not suicidal. the kim family business, they want that to continue. the kim family reign, they want to continue. so they'll make a lot of noise. but i don't think that they're going to jump off the cliff. >> we're seeing that the u.s. has been sending a missile defense system to guam....
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we're live from washington. >> president obama barack obama continues his pressure campaign on a reluctant congress to pass federal gun control legislation. he's heading to colorado to meet with police and local lawmakers displaying a gun control package signed into law by governor john hick looper, yet his arguments are supposedly full of stale statistics. 40% of all gun purchases were made without a background check, but that number is almost 20 years old. >> why wouldn't we want to make it more difficult for a dangerous person to get his or her hand on a gun? why wouldn't we want to close the loophole that allows as many as 40% of all gun purchases to take place without a background check? why wouldn't we do that? >> that 40% bit was pulled from a study where 251 answered the question about where they got their guns. now we're hearing from groups like the washington gun association. members held a press conference yesterday offering a number of alternatives including allowing school personnel to carry firearms and more attention to those who are suffering from mental issues. >> the unit
we're live from washington. >> president obama barack obama continues his pressure campaign on a reluctant congress to pass federal gun control legislation. he's heading to colorado to meet with police and local lawmakers displaying a gun control package signed into law by governor john hick looper, yet his arguments are supposedly full of stale statistics. 40% of all gun purchases were made without a background check, but that number is almost 20 years old. >> why wouldn't we want...
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just this week president obama was greeted outside a california fundraiser by protesters pushing the president to reject the pipeline extension. texas oil tycoon t. boone pickens knows what it is like to pick an energy fight in washington though he doesn't have much of a winning record. i spoke to him earlier this week about his frustrations in pitching what he calls the pick ens plan. welcome. thanks for being here. >> sure. glad to be here. >> before we talk about energy you said recently washington has the largest group of incompetent people in one place in the world. do you mind elaborating? >> one thing would be we haven't had a budget in five years. i can't imagine operating government without a budget. okay. that's one reason. and another is, you know, i've brought the pickens plan up here. simple plan. get on your own resources. get off opec oil. that's not hard to understand. >> certainly there would be i would think a lot of people in congress who want to support that. >> you'd think so but we never got anything done. >> so you support the keystone pipeline extension. that
just this week president obama was greeted outside a california fundraiser by protesters pushing the president to reject the pipeline extension. texas oil tycoon t. boone pickens knows what it is like to pick an energy fight in washington though he doesn't have much of a winning record. i spoke to him earlier this week about his frustrations in pitching what he calls the pick ens plan. welcome. thanks for being here. >> sure. glad to be here. >> before we talk about energy you said...
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and i don't think obama has a history of putting himself out there in a consistent way for other candidates. >> bill: you are right. he does not. >> so i would say this is a nice down payment but i would watch very carefully for what his schedule right be in the future. >> bill: and he didn't say -- at the first event, i believe that part of this is getting nancy pelosi back in as speaker. i think he could like to see the house come back to democratic control in 2014. >> yeah, i don't think that's going to happen. but it could happen. i think a more intriguing question and one we're more likely to have to answer is what happens if the gap gets narrowed even further. if you have 10, 12 more -- what is the number they are going to hit? 18? >> bill: i don't know, but democrats picked up eight seats this time. and if it gets more narrow then you are saying maybe they are going to have to work together? >> yeah, figuring out what is going on in the republican congress is really funky and it's very hard to figure out whether things will be even next month, but the question i think that is a more
and i don't think obama has a history of putting himself out there in a consistent way for other candidates. >> bill: you are right. he does not. >> so i would say this is a nice down payment but i would watch very carefully for what his schedule right be in the future. >> bill: and he didn't say -- at the first event, i believe that part of this is getting nancy pelosi back in as speaker. i think he could like to see the house come back to democratic control in 2014. >>...
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peter barnes is in washington with more. peter: the administration wants to make sure that anyone who can take advantage of these low interest rates can do so. the hope is the administration is trying to do this with taxpayer guarantees. sources say that administration is working with banks, the fha, the justice department and other agencies to help homebuyers with lower credit scores. critics worry that this will just sow the seeds for future financial crisis and spare bailouts. >> it is absolutely incredible to me that we are going again in the same direction, so soon after the financial crisis simply because the administration and many others have refused to accept the fact that it was government policy that caused the financial crisis and not the failures of wall street. >> it is very important to make sure that a person can afford the loan. this effort does nothing to change that. all it does is loosen up the credit a little bit to get it to more people who can afford a loan. peter: the administration is pushing banks t
peter barnes is in washington with more. peter: the administration wants to make sure that anyone who can take advantage of these low interest rates can do so. the hope is the administration is trying to do this with taxpayer guarantees. sources say that administration is working with banks, the fha, the justice department and other agencies to help homebuyers with lower credit scores. critics worry that this will just sow the seeds for future financial crisis and spare bailouts. >> it is...
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. >>> just two hours from now, president obama leaves washington and ta his gun control proposals on the road. as kyla cam beryl reports, the -- as -- kyla campbell reports. >> reporter: president obama is speaking this afternoon at the denver police academy. he's focusing on colorado's recent passage of stricter gun laws that take effect july 1st. they include adopting universal background checks and a 15- round limit on gun magazines. those laws were sparked by last summer's deadly shooting at a movie theater in nearby aurora, colorado that left 12 people dead. victims from that tragedy will meet with the president today. some connected to the 1999 shooting at columbine high school will also meet with the president today. but not everybody in colorado is on board with president obama's proposals. what a group of sheriffs in colorado have on their agenda today when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> later today, the connecticut state legislature is expected to pass some of the toughest gun control laws in the country. the laws 0 would pr
. >>> just two hours from now, president obama leaves washington and ta his gun control proposals on the road. as kyla cam beryl reports, the -- as -- kyla campbell reports. >> reporter: president obama is speaking this afternoon at the denver police academy. he's focusing on colorado's recent passage of stricter gun laws that take effect july 1st. they include adopting universal background checks and a 15- round limit on gun magazines. those laws were sparked by last summer's...
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peter barnes is in washington with a new controversy from washington. peter? >> hey, cheryl, that's right. sources confirm the obama administration launched a broad push to get mortgages to people with weaker credit records to help them and housing market as interest rates are at record lows. critics worry it's reviving the risky lending practices that created the financial crisis, but the administration, according to the sources, is working with banks, and the federal housing administration, the justice department, and other agencies to help people who want to buy a home, and they may is a lower credit score right now, but they might be able to make a mortgage payment, and they can't qualify because banks are still being very cautious and tight with their lending standards. >> it's very important for lenders to underwrite carefully and make sure that a person can afford the loan across the entire term of the loan. this effort does nothing to change that. all it does is loosen the credit a little bit to get it to more people who can afford a loan. >> unless we
peter barnes is in washington with a new controversy from washington. peter? >> hey, cheryl, that's right. sources confirm the obama administration launched a broad push to get mortgages to people with weaker credit records to help them and housing market as interest rates are at record lows. critics worry it's reviving the risky lending practices that created the financial crisis, but the administration, according to the sources, is working with banks, and the federal housing...
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. >>> just two hours from now, president obama leaves washington and ta his gun control proposals on the road. as kyla cam beryl reports, the -- as -- kyla campbell reports. >> reporter: president obama is speaking this afternoon at the denver police academy. he's focusing on colorado's recent passage of stricter gun laws that take effect july 1st. they include adopting universal background checks and a 15- round limit on gun magazines. those laws were sparked by last summer's deadly shooting at a movie theater in nearby aurora, colorado that left 12 people dead. victims from that tragedy will meet with the president today. some connected to the 1999 shooting at columbine high school will also meet with the president today. but not everybody in colorado is on board with president obama's proposals. what a group of sheriffs in colorado have on their agenda today when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> later today, the connecticut state legislature is expected to pass some of the toughest gun control laws in the country. the laws 0 would pr
. >>> just two hours from now, president obama leaves washington and ta his gun control proposals on the road. as kyla cam beryl reports, the -- as -- kyla campbell reports. >> reporter: president obama is speaking this afternoon at the denver police academy. he's focusing on colorado's recent passage of stricter gun laws that take effect july 1st. they include adopting universal background checks and a 15- round limit on gun magazines. those laws were sparked by last summer's...
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>> i think what you'll hear, don, is president obama call for congress in washington, d.c. to do what legislators in colorado have done, which is colorado, the president will say is a frontier state, a state that has a history and respect for gun ownership, but they did take some measures to add restrictions on gun ownership including universal background checks, expanding them and a ban on high sxaft magazine, i believe over 15 rounds. so president obama will say that congress and washington, d.c. should do what colorado has done. of course, they're very different. the legislature in colorado is democratic. where as in washington, d.c. this is obviously the house is republican and there are some questions about whether or not this gun control legislation will be able to get through the senate, because not every democrat is on board and certainly some republicans are not as well. so that's basically his pitch today. >> okay, so that's a political battle here. let's go to the front lines, so to speak. you spent time with agents on the front lines of the nation's battle with
>> i think what you'll hear, don, is president obama call for congress in washington, d.c. to do what legislators in colorado have done, which is colorado, the president will say is a frontier state, a state that has a history and respect for gun ownership, but they did take some measures to add restrictions on gun ownership including universal background checks, expanding them and a ban on high sxaft magazine, i believe over 15 rounds. so president obama will say that congress and...
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. >>> president obama has apologized to kamala harris for calling her the best looking attorney general in the country. he made the comment thursday at an off-camera fund-raiser near san francisco. >>> and joining me now, washington bureau chief for usa today, susan page, and reuters political reporter andy sullivan. and with a welcome to both of you, saw soon, by the way i love your tweet out there saying i'm going to talk sex and politics at with al elects at 1:00. we have jay carney on the president's apology. >> he called her to apologize for the distraction created by his comments, and, you know, they are old friends and good friends, and he did not want in any way to diminish the attorney general's professional accomplishments and her capabilities. >> conventional wisdom here, susan, did the president need to apologize? >> that's what i asked in the tweet. a lot of people saying, no, it's ridiculous he had to apologize. it's not like he said the worst thing in the world. on the other hand, why does this cause a reaction? because women political candidates have to battle every day
. >>> president obama has apologized to kamala harris for calling her the best looking attorney general in the country. he made the comment thursday at an off-camera fund-raiser near san francisco. >>> and joining me now, washington bureau chief for usa today, susan page, and reuters political reporter andy sullivan. and with a welcome to both of you, saw soon, by the way i love your tweet out there saying i'm going to talk sex and politics at with al elects at 1:00. we have...
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and in washington now, the first lady, mrs. obama, making a bit of a freudian slip perhaps? while describing her life at the white house. >> as a busy single mother. or i shouldn't say single. as a busy mother, stimgz when you got the husband as president, it can feel single. but he's there. >> oops. and recovery. she wasn't alone in the verbal missteps. the president is taking heat over comments he made over california's attorney general, kamala harris. he praised her and then said "she also happens to be by far the best looking attorney general in the country." guess what? that comment lit up social media with cries that the president was sexist. on what planet in his mind did he think that sounded like the right thing to say? said a woman. and another wondered if eric holder's feelings were hurt. >>> legendary film critic roger ebert passed away at the age of 70. more on his life and legacy, after a quick break. two thumbs up, and shine a spotlight on unknown films. roger ebert died at the age of 70. this look back at roger beater's career. >> his quick wit and thumbs up,
and in washington now, the first lady, mrs. obama, making a bit of a freudian slip perhaps? while describing her life at the white house. >> as a busy single mother. or i shouldn't say single. as a busy mother, stimgz when you got the husband as president, it can feel single. but he's there. >> oops. and recovery. she wasn't alone in the verbal missteps. the president is taking heat over comments he made over california's attorney general, kamala harris. he praised her and then said...
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i want to thank our administrator rogot and thank president obama. washington dc gets it. [applause] and of course i have to thank our former mayor and senator dianne feinstein. her transit leadership began at city hall when she over saw the rebuilt of our cable car system and wonderful you have been part of this and champion for this all these years. congress woman spare thank you and speaker pelosi we want to thank you for shepherding this subway. we needed champions like all of you and thank you for that. to the mta staff and the director and everyone doing the work, to the ta staff, to the mtc, thank you for all that you're doing. now i had in my talking points a reference that we know you need the central subway if you get on the 30 stockton and apparently everyone else had that in the talking points. through the denser parts of san francisco, as someone who doesn't have a car i have and millions of us have wasted countless hours trying to get through our downtown corridor but i want to take a moment to thank the most important folks who are not here with us and that
i want to thank our administrator rogot and thank president obama. washington dc gets it. [applause] and of course i have to thank our former mayor and senator dianne feinstein. her transit leadership began at city hall when she over saw the rebuilt of our cable car system and wonderful you have been part of this and champion for this all these years. congress woman spare thank you and speaker pelosi we want to thank you for shepherding this subway. we needed champions like all of you and thank...
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. >> and about a half hour from now president obama will leave washington d.c. and head west. to the bay area after stopping in, brought to pushes gun control proposals. he will head to san francisco where he will stay until tomorrow afternoon. he is attending for fund raising events while here in town. >> only 53 people, including nine attackers, have been killed in a daylong gun battle in western afghanistan. officials say the fighting broke out after suicide bombers disguised as afgan soldiers stormed the court house in farah province in a failed bid to free more than a dozen taliban . the governor says the dead include 34 civilians intense security force members. >> if you're waiting until the last minute to file your taxes there is and app that can help you make the experience as a affordable. rich demuro has the details. >> there is and app that can help you file by taking a picture of your w-2. >> it is that time of year again. ♪ have you filed your taxes check? >> i will. >> i am probably the only person. i am one of the smart people i do my taxes right. >> i need mi
. >> and about a half hour from now president obama will leave washington d.c. and head west. to the bay area after stopping in, brought to pushes gun control proposals. he will head to san francisco where he will stay until tomorrow afternoon. he is attending for fund raising events while here in town. >> only 53 people, including nine attackers, have been killed in a daylong gun battle in western afghanistan. officials say the fighting broke out after suicide bombers disguised as...
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elizabeth prann has more, live in washington. good morning. >> good morning. the senate may be hearing legislation addressing gun trafficking and expanded background checks in the next week or two. this while president obama continues his pressure campaign while traveling to colorado today. he'll display the state's gun control package. lawmakers there proposed some of the strictest gun laws in the nation. the bill today sets limits on ammunition magazines and expands background checks. the president's arguments, however, are full of stale statistics. he's been using, quoting 40% of all gun purchases are made without a background check, but that number is almost 20 years old. listen. >> why wouldn't we want to make it more difficult for a dangerous person to get his or her hand on a gun? why wouldn't we want to close the loophole that allows as many as 40% of all gun purchases to take place without a background check? why wouldn't we do that? >> that 40% bit, it's reference ago study which included about 250 people back in the early 90s. gun rights groups such
elizabeth prann has more, live in washington. good morning. >> good morning. the senate may be hearing legislation addressing gun trafficking and expanded background checks in the next week or two. this while president obama continues his pressure campaign while traveling to colorado today. he'll display the state's gun control package. lawmakers there proposed some of the strictest gun laws in the nation. the bill today sets limits on ammunition magazines and expands background checks....
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services attended by president obama. we'll talk to charles about that. >> bill: caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the left-wing media, rush lame because, and me. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. the two people, the liberal media fear most are radio guy rush limbaugh and me, your humble correspondent. that's because we both have powerful daily forums where we can explain what we believe is harmful to the country. recently on the net a number of left-wing media folks have tried to drum up a phony feud, citing divisions within the so-called conservative community. like they point to me and limbaugh as the primary example. the reportage is simply dishonest. the loons are taking my commentary out of context as they always do. i mean both mr. limbaugh and i literally say millions of words on the year each year. it's simple to distort them. especially for readers who have no blanking clue wh
services attended by president obama. we'll talk to charles about that. >> bill: caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the left-wing media, rush lame because, and me. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. the two people, the liberal media fear most are radio guy rush limbaugh and me, your humble correspondent. that's because we both have powerful daily...
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i know that's hard to believe in washington but i think it's actually there. what happens now in the next couple of years in terms of who takes on whom, is anyone's guess. we just don't know at this point. vice president biden has certainly made sounds as though he intends to be a candidate. >> john, just quickly. when does hillary have to decide by? >> i guess by the time she has to file for her candidacy, so you know, she's got a couple of years yet. there's no automatic date here. no one -- there's no rule book for this. we've never actually been here before. >> a couple years for us to keep chewing it over. >> give you a lot to talk about here on the morning news. >> don baer great to see you this morning. >>> ahead on "starting point" the future of golf is here. bubba watson riding in just unbelievable style. >> what is that? >> take a look at that. that's next in our bleacher report. hhhhhh! when i'm hungry, my tummy growls. rrrrrrrrrrrr! when i'm hungry, i feel like i want to faint. this is my hungry monster. one in six americans struggle with hunger ev
i know that's hard to believe in washington but i think it's actually there. what happens now in the next couple of years in terms of who takes on whom, is anyone's guess. we just don't know at this point. vice president biden has certainly made sounds as though he intends to be a candidate. >> john, just quickly. when does hillary have to decide by? >> i guess by the time she has to file for her candidacy, so you know, she's got a couple of years yet. there's no automatic date...
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dan lothian is live from washington. we're going to begin in south korea live with jim clancy who is there. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning to you. you know, we started off the day and we got the word very early and then this afternoon. north koreans saw it all playing out before their eyes as the television announcer came on their national television. take a look. >> translator: we are maintaining the weapon readiness posture, especially after today's movement of the anti-airborne operation. i believe we are fully prepared to control the critical situation. >> all right. now, that was a spokesman for south korea's defense ministry responding there to the announcement that they had detected the movement of medium-range missiles over to the east coast of the korean peninsula, presumably for a test. it could be a military drill, but both the u.s. and south korea do expect that the north will test fire a missile as a way to in a propaganda war that's under way right now, to try to fire a shot back at the u.s. a
dan lothian is live from washington. we're going to begin in south korea live with jim clancy who is there. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning to you. you know, we started off the day and we got the word very early and then this afternoon. north koreans saw it all playing out before their eyes as the television announcer came on their national television. take a look. >> translator: we are maintaining the weapon readiness posture, especially after today's movement of the...
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the obama administration has decided to turn down the volume. white house correspondent dan lothian live from washington with more. dan, are the north koreans very difficult to gauge. obviously these things are just fraught with tension. earlier here this week the north koreans called americans boiled pumpkins. the rhetoric is very strange. at the same time, the u.s. has to be very careful not to back them in a corner. >> that is true. the sense at least according to that report is that perhaps kim jong-un may have been pushed much further than they intended and that's why they intend to dial things back. the u.s. has really been ramping up its presence in the region starting early last month, march 8th, when the b-52 bombers were sent to fly over south korea. u.s. officials saying that was par of a routine mission. they followed up that about 2 1/2 weeks later with another similar mission. then came those stealth bombers. followed that earlier this week with navy warships going to the region to better monitor the situation inside north korea. a
the obama administration has decided to turn down the volume. white house correspondent dan lothian live from washington with more. dan, are the north koreans very difficult to gauge. obviously these things are just fraught with tension. earlier here this week the north koreans called americans boiled pumpkins. the rhetoric is very strange. at the same time, the u.s. has to be very careful not to back them in a corner. >> that is true. the sense at least according to that report is that...
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now they're back to calling out drudge, and a top obama advisor takes a shot at drudge and the washington press. >> jon: on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor judy miller the. radio talk show host monica crowley. jim pinkerton the american conservative magazine and daily beast columnist kirsten powers. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. now. >> we've got to get past some of the rhetoric that gets perpetuated, that breaks down trust and is so over the top that it just shuts down on discussion. and it's important for all of us when we hear that kind of talk to say, hold on a second. you know, if there are any folks who are out there right now who are gun owners and you've been hearing, osomeone's taking your guns, get the facts. >> we're saying it louder enforced gun laws are not doing it. put armed security in the schools. fix the mental health system, the media may not like it, they're screaming to the rafters for the gun ban agenda, i think the american public are seeing through it saying i don't want that imposed on me. >> jon: president obama in colorado t
now they're back to calling out drudge, and a top obama advisor takes a shot at drudge and the washington press. >> jon: on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor judy miller the. radio talk show host monica crowley. jim pinkerton the american conservative magazine and daily beast columnist kirsten powers. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. now. >> we've got to get past some of the rhetoric that gets perpetuated, that breaks down trust and is so over the...
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according to a report in the "washington post," president obama's economic advisors aand outside experts say the nation's much celebrated housing rebound is leaving too many people hyped, including young people looking to buy their first homes and individuals with credit records that were weakened by the recession. in response, administration officials say they are working to get banks to lend to a wider range of borrowers by taking advantage of taxpayer backed programs, including those offered by the federal housing administration that insure home loans against default. wait a minute. this is the exact tactic that caused the housing bubble and the housing market to crash years ago. is washington ever going to learn from its past mistakes? just another sign that the administration has no idea what they're doing. joining me with reaction, the founder of campens company and ceo of the bab group, real estate analyze, dani babb. the community reinvestment act, wasn't that the government started under jimmy carter, doubled down by bill clinton and increased under clinton that forced banks and
according to a report in the "washington post," president obama's economic advisors aand outside experts say the nation's much celebrated housing rebound is leaving too many people hyped, including young people looking to buy their first homes and individuals with credit records that were weakened by the recession. in response, administration officials say they are working to get banks to lend to a wider range of borrowers by taking advantage of taxpayer backed programs, including...
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derangement syndrome runs washington. >> and the age when public opinion doesn't matter. i dispute the idea that momentum is gone. you see a poll every once in a while that indicates that in general terms. but if you look at the specific measures, do you support background checks, do you support ban on assault weapons. do you support ban on extended magazines? these things all win majorities. background checks wins, the last i checked the majority is around 90% and it hasn't dropped. >> the senators who are seen as the most obstructionist on this issue, even in their states, arkansas, 84% support background checks. louisiana, 85%, where mary landrieu is being chicken on the issue. montana, 79%. >> i have to read, this is one of my favorite columns, the economist wrote about america's gun divide, they wrote the truth is that gun control is going nowhere. one reason is that the millions of americans in favor of gun control do not live in the right places. support for gun control is geographically and racially concentrated in ways that sap the momentum of political power. ar
derangement syndrome runs washington. >> and the age when public opinion doesn't matter. i dispute the idea that momentum is gone. you see a poll every once in a while that indicates that in general terms. but if you look at the specific measures, do you support background checks, do you support ban on assault weapons. do you support ban on extended magazines? these things all win majorities. background checks wins, the last i checked the majority is around 90% and it hasn't dropped....
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austin. >> i'm confident president obama is taking a stand. he's our president. i'm confident that the american people will rally behind him. this is a point of unification. this is a defining point in america's history. people need to understand what the north korean threat is. it's perhaps the fifth largest force in the world. they have chemical, nuclear, biological, and nerve weapons. in the event of an attack on seoul, hundreds of thousands of people would die very, very quickly. we have moved missile systems to guam, the most important american base in the pacific. and so the white house is now looking at what they need to be doing, perhaps they've calculated or miscalculated in the past. but there needs to be an understanding on fox and every news network and every newspaper that this is an adversary, that these people want to kill americans. now, some would say, well, this is about money. this is about foreign aid. this is about propping them up. this is about giving them food and fuel. it may be in the end. but the united states is say
austin. >> i'm confident president obama is taking a stand. he's our president. i'm confident that the american people will rally behind him. this is a point of unification. this is a defining point in america's history. people need to understand what the north korean threat is. it's perhaps the fifth largest force in the world. they have chemical, nuclear, biological, and nerve weapons. in the event of an attack on seoul, hundreds of thousands of people would die very, very quickly. we...
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call it obama 3.0, "washington post" writes this budget request reflegts obama's stark shift in strategy. he's begun a charm offensive in hopes they, the republicans will take seriously his offer to overhaul entitlement programs in exchange for increasing tax revenue. obama's aides have not been optimistic about the prospects for a deal but they argue that his strategy of outreach coupled with public events offers the best path forward for progress. the white house may see the con sill terry approach as the best path forward, but what is the end game when the goal posts are set in the middle of the field. ezra klein writes notice "washington post," the upside of the strategy is clear -- obama gets caught trying on a budget compromise. by starting in the middle, liberals worry that obama risks pushing a final compromise to the right. if the left is unhappy, what of the right this morning, house speaker john boehner issued a statement suggesting president obama isn't making a serious offer at compromise. if the president believes these modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up
call it obama 3.0, "washington post" writes this budget request reflegts obama's stark shift in strategy. he's begun a charm offensive in hopes they, the republicans will take seriously his offer to overhaul entitlement programs in exchange for increasing tax revenue. obama's aides have not been optimistic about the prospects for a deal but they argue that his strategy of outreach coupled with public events offers the best path forward for progress. the white house may see the con...
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any wrongdoing nonetheless they languish what does get most say about obama's integrity and what is good mostly about america's commitment to justice and due process. i crossed the hunger strike in guantanamo bay i'm joined by thomas wilner in washington he is head of the international trade and investment practice that she remained in sterling also in washington we have charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we crossed him. he's an assistant professor of law at vanderbilt law school are gentlemen cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want thomas can you talk us through why did the hunger strike started getting and what's going on there at this moment with the hunger strike started because of some change in conditions actually the people running that camp changed and they changed some of the conditions a lot of the detainees felt that their coronas were being mishandled and they asked to give up the koran and when that didn't happen some went on strike now the strike is for a different rea
any wrongdoing nonetheless they languish what does get most say about obama's integrity and what is good mostly about america's commitment to justice and due process. i crossed the hunger strike in guantanamo bay i'm joined by thomas wilner in washington he is head of the international trade and investment practice that she remained in sterling also in washington we have charles stimson he is the chief of staff and senior legal fellow at the heritage foundation and in nashville we crossed him....
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now the obama administration is come along, with a really bright idea. just when you think this outfit can't surprise you, here they come. to bring back the same policies that led to subprime mortgage crisis, the washington post reports that obama administration pushing banks to give out more home loans to people with weaker credit. did not one of them pay attention to what happened? do they not study history? doe they not understand anything? the reasoning? the housing rebound has left too many people behind. this sounds a little bit, just a little bit like well president clinton. like president bush. gosh, i want inch to have money to buy a housebut they don't. it's hard to disagree with the sentiment. but we've seen what happens when people think in terms of sentiment rather than solution. the market is improves. but here is another view on houses right now. 28% of all homeowners, in this country are still owing more than their homes are worth. the mortgage delinquency rate, on all loans is 7.4%. that is better than what it had been over 10%. just two
now the obama administration is come along, with a really bright idea. just when you think this outfit can't surprise you, here they come. to bring back the same policies that led to subprime mortgage crisis, the washington post reports that obama administration pushing banks to give out more home loans to people with weaker credit. did not one of them pay attention to what happened? do they not study history? doe they not understand anything? the reasoning? the housing rebound has left too...
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we are not in washington so we don't get many opportunities. it is fun, he is coming by our house. >> president obama is now a few blocks from here at the home that are democratic power players hosting a brunch at $35 ,000 a plate and then a lunch reception, a $5,000 plate luncheon but $10,000 if you want your picture taken with the president. the president's scheduled to leave the bay area here about 1:00 o'clock. we are live in atherton for abc7 news. >> the president has been facing backlash over the latest fundraisers. critics acouple him of crying to cozy up to the rich and seeking to raise their taxes. the supporters say it is time the country get as clear vision of what the president is trying to do. >> it is about time the country comes together over creating jobs and the people who do the jobs and not be fighting over dividing the country which is the message that is coming out of obama and what he is trying to do, i believe, is show respect for those who are building new companies and building a new economy and will help us be strong
we are not in washington so we don't get many opportunities. it is fun, he is coming by our house. >> president obama is now a few blocks from here at the home that are democratic power players hosting a brunch at $35 ,000 a plate and then a lunch reception, a $5,000 plate luncheon but $10,000 if you want your picture taken with the president. the president's scheduled to leave the bay area here about 1:00 o'clock. we are live in atherton for abc7 news. >> the president has been...
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for someone to fill his shoes here are some of the names that are circulating over the weekend the washington post reported that the next f.b.i. director could be a woman lisa monaco had a senior post at the justice department before becoming president obama's top counterterrorism adviser if nominated monaco could be the first woman to head the f.b.i. . and another thing about their marriage garland he is the chief judge of the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit and another name that may be more controversial new bride he was the deputy attorney general in the bush administration he is also the man that prosecuted former cia official john kiriakou and internet entrepreneur cam dot com. they are both cases we've focused on here at r.t.s. so we want to take a close look at the possible candidates record to discuss i'm joined by r.t. producer of the sorrow and our producer andrew it's great to hear so let's start off with monaco those that believe in protecting whistle blowers may be weary of her why is that adriano i mean it's very interesting because back in two thousand and eleven jus
for someone to fill his shoes here are some of the names that are circulating over the weekend the washington post reported that the next f.b.i. director could be a woman lisa monaco had a senior post at the justice department before becoming president obama's top counterterrorism adviser if nominated monaco could be the first woman to head the f.b.i. . and another thing about their marriage garland he is the chief judge of the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit and another name that...
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. >>> president obama wraps up his bay area visit later today less than 24 hours after it began. he'll attend two fund-raisers hosted at private homes today before heading back to washington. >>> and the cal women's basketball team are on the move after a send-off at the pavilion. the team will take off from oakland international airport heading to new orleans for the final four in the ncaa tournament. >>> after the break, we'll have a look at weather and traffic. >>> welcome back. the time now, 9:28. most of the heavy rainfall pushing into the central valley. light, spotty activity up in the north bay. it's going to take a while for the roads to dry out. looking nice and dry for the big game tomorrow. the giants' home opener, 1:35, 59 degrees. your seven-day outlook in just a few minutes. let's check the drive with anthony. >> things are slow in oakland. 880 northbound moving very slow. you can see from our skycam, barely moving at all. lots of congestion. typical slow spot. in fremont, things clear up a bit. hayward and whipple is keeping things slow. otherwise, the peninsula n
. >>> president obama wraps up his bay area visit later today less than 24 hours after it began. he'll attend two fund-raisers hosted at private homes today before heading back to washington. >>> and the cal women's basketball team are on the move after a send-off at the pavilion. the team will take off from oakland international airport heading to new orleans for the final four in the ncaa tournament. >>> after the break, we'll have a look at weather and traffic....
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i was in washington d.c. in 2006 helping with the democratic senate campaign and senator obama said if i do this you will go with me, right? i said sure. right then i decided to go with obama over clinton before i even ask what was your biggest fund-raiser? i have all lady in san diego who pays 35,000. great. going up against the clinton administration he had a database of 20,000 addresses but i believed he would be the best nominee and president and it has been a fun ride. >> i had not had experience on a political campaign but to reinforce that i joined governor ron a working for him at the olympics in salt lake city you said i will run for governor will you work on my campaign? i had no interest in politics at that point*. i said no, i'm not interested in my wife said you crazy tell him we will move to boston. and three years later, he asked me to be the national finance director for the campaign. i had no idea what campaign fund-raising was but pick somebody you believe in and you will do a good job. >> h
i was in washington d.c. in 2006 helping with the democratic senate campaign and senator obama said if i do this you will go with me, right? i said sure. right then i decided to go with obama over clinton before i even ask what was your biggest fund-raiser? i have all lady in san diego who pays 35,000. great. going up against the clinton administration he had a database of 20,000 addresses but i believed he would be the best nominee and president and it has been a fun ride. >> i had not...
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charles: we're getting closer, a lot of people felt president obama more or less buying votes pushing that deal. what would make this a bad deal for the american people? >> well, a bad deal for american people is millions of people coming into this country, and continuing social welfare bilking as we have now. i know. a bad dial for americanss -- del would be we have how many people out of work? how many millions, and we're going to add to that job waiting list? a bunch of influke of workers coming here, and taking american jobs, one good thing that become out of this is securing our borders. i am curious why this is not something that a lot of folks are not talking about. i think that republicans should be pushing hard for that. charles: ironic that mccain was at the border and saw someone jumping over last week. to you, michelle, feels weird, we send people back to their home krein country to set up soe firms and their own business, should that be a tral part. >> we want to keep those people here in this bad economy we want people who'll open businesses, and add to our economy, i th
charles: we're getting closer, a lot of people felt president obama more or less buying votes pushing that deal. what would make this a bad deal for the american people? >> well, a bad deal for american people is millions of people coming into this country, and continuing social welfare bilking as we have now. i know. a bad dial for americanss -- del would be we have how many people out of work? how many millions, and we're going to add to that job waiting list? a bunch of influke of...
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james rosen is joining us with washington with more details. james? >> heather, good afternoon, about two weeks remain in a 45-day period of public comment on the latest environmental impact study released on keystone and after that in mid april. the ball will be back in the administration's court. portions of the 175-mile pipeline are being built and portions held up by the obama administration, citing, as you say, environmental concerns. as envisioned by the trans-canada corporation the pipeline would be the second of two. the first is already pumping close to 600,000 barrels of oil a day in from canada. and the second would bring online an estimated 830,000 barrels a day. >> it's now been more than 1600 days since the initial permits were filed for building the pipeline. to put that in perspective, it took the united states a little more than 1300 days to win world war ii. and it took lewis and clark about 1100 days to walk the louisiana purchase and back. . >> reporter: aides to president obama who visited the port of miami yesterday drum up suppo
james rosen is joining us with washington with more details. james? >> heather, good afternoon, about two weeks remain in a 45-day period of public comment on the latest environmental impact study released on keystone and after that in mid april. the ball will be back in the administration's court. portions of the 175-mile pipeline are being built and portions held up by the obama administration, citing, as you say, environmental concerns. as envisioned by the trans-canada corporation the...
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wants. >> this has been a problem long before president obama where politicians in washington play the ridiculous game in numbers, double count savings or count expenditures, it's insane what they can come up with and walk around claiming they saved us money. one of the most alarming aspects of this we're getting dribbling out is the con president obama is going to roll out for private retirement funds capping irras and very much what we saw in cyprus last month. that raises everything to a whole new level. it raises the talking points on both sides to the point where i think it's going to be very difficult for president obama to make real negotiations with that sort of thing on the table. >> heather: no congressional democrats talking about the changes to social security he is offering have come out and said anything yet. a lot of folks on the liberal side have come out -- there is at least one independent that has come out and said, you know, bernie sanders specifically said that president obama back in 2008 promised that he would not cut social security. >> he is going to have a rea
wants. >> this has been a problem long before president obama where politicians in washington play the ridiculous game in numbers, double count savings or count expenditures, it's insane what they can come up with and walk around claiming they saved us money. one of the most alarming aspects of this we're getting dribbling out is the con president obama is going to roll out for private retirement funds capping irras and very much what we saw in cyprus last month. that raises everything to...
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. >>> one more note from washington. a sign of solidarity from the president to furloughed federal workers. president obama says he will give back 5% of his salary. mr. obama makes $400,000 a year so he'll be returning about $20,000 to the treasury department. the white house says obama will personally write a check to the treasury. >>> all right, time to check the weather across the nation. savannah, jacksonville and tallahassee can expect a wet day. pleasant in the southwest. a new storm system brings heavy rain to seattle and san francisco. >> temperatures in the northeast in the 50s. average for this time of year but still colder than usual in the upper midwest with fargo in the mid-30s. chilly in dallas as well as the high near 55. >>> coming up, exciting news for techies as apple ready to revolutionize your living room. >>> a big announcement for facebook ready to unveil its latest project. but this one you won't see on your own facebook page. >>> the injured college basketball star with an uplifting message and th
. >>> one more note from washington. a sign of solidarity from the president to furloughed federal workers. president obama says he will give back 5% of his salary. mr. obama makes $400,000 a year so he'll be returning about $20,000 to the treasury department. the white house says obama will personally write a check to the treasury. >>> all right, time to check the weather across the nation. savannah, jacksonville and tallahassee can expect a wet day. pleasant in the...
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president obama is pushing for everyone to own a home, even if they cannot afford it. no one in washington learned the lessons of the housing crisis. for more let's bring in lou dobbs. lou, this is one of our favorite topics the -- >> of favorite topic. he combines two of those old adages. the government is here to help and the check is in the mail. i think in the incense of the fha and this call by the obama administration for them to lower their credit standards, it is almost incomprehensible that this demonstration, no matter -- suppose no one is more critical of this a administration and i am, but even i am stunned by the stupidity of the statement. we are just coming out of the worst economic crisis since the depression. it is certainly without any qualification whatsoever the fault of the agency's that permitted this securitization of mortgages. and they're at it again five years out from the death of the crisis. the. gerri: the administration say we will let holder fee to the fire of these people go belly up. the government is so involved in the banking process.
president obama is pushing for everyone to own a home, even if they cannot afford it. no one in washington learned the lessons of the housing crisis. for more let's bring in lou dobbs. lou, this is one of our favorite topics the -- >> of favorite topic. he combines two of those old adages. the government is here to help and the check is in the mail. i think in the incense of the fha and this call by the obama administration for them to lower their credit standards, it is almost...
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washington will have to do that job though it is nowhere near ready the program remains at least as unpopular with the public as the day it was passed. that, however, was not the case with social security and medicare which both passed with bipartisan majorities and were favored by the public from the start. democrats continue to hope that it will all work out in the end and obama care will becomes a popular and nearly as untouchable as those other two. that is not the direction things are head now. bret? >> bret: you know, with the treatment by most of the media of the obama administration, it was thought that perhaps president obama would be immune from second term syndrome. that doesn't seem to be the case. that's right, bret. there really was a sense after the election that he was sort of politically bullet-proof and that the republicans were n disarray and scattered and that he could have his way. it's not turning out that way. look at this issue which continues to cause him troubles, obama care. look at gun control in particular which he made a very high priority and now it looks as if
washington will have to do that job though it is nowhere near ready the program remains at least as unpopular with the public as the day it was passed. that, however, was not the case with social security and medicare which both passed with bipartisan majorities and were favored by the public from the start. democrats continue to hope that it will all work out in the end and obama care will becomes a popular and nearly as untouchable as those other two. that is not the direction things are head...
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let's look at washington seriously. these guys never agree on anything until there's a real market crisis, especially when it comes to the budget. they're so far apart. as long as the economy is going along as it is now, not in a recession, as long as the market is making new highs every month, there's really not that much pressure on both sides to come together. neither of their bases want to do a deal. the republicans don't want to raise taxes, democrats don't want to tackle enttitlement spending even though obama said he would -- tackle entitlement spending, even though he said he would if pushed. i think we stay where we are on the six month. a lot of grand budget, especially paul ryan's proposal. >> i wonder if you would talk about the narrative that everything is great. >> it isn't. i want to suggest it isn't. there's two worlds going on here. >> that's exactly right. we talk about income disparity and decline of american mobility. there are two americans. the america where one in three families is living at or ne
let's look at washington seriously. these guys never agree on anything until there's a real market crisis, especially when it comes to the budget. they're so far apart. as long as the economy is going along as it is now, not in a recession, as long as the market is making new highs every month, there's really not that much pressure on both sides to come together. neither of their bases want to do a deal. the republicans don't want to raise taxes, democrats don't want to tackle enttitlement...